Manifestar
Example: Los ciudadanos decidieron manifestar su desacuerdo con la nueva ley.
Definition
"Manifestar" means to express or show feelings, opinions, or intentions clearly and openly. It often refers to people publicly demonstrating or stating their disagreement, support, or emotions, such as in the phrase where citizens decide to manifest their disagreement with a new law.
Etymology
The word "manifestar" comes from the Latin 'manifestare,' meaning 'to make obvious or clear.' It evolved into Spanish retaining this sense of making something visible or known. Did you know? The root 'manus' means 'hand,' suggesting the original idea of showing something by hand or making it evident.
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"Manifestar" appears in the Vocaplus list "Spanish - General - (C2) - set 2", containing 91 commonly used words.
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